Export prices down 0.5% mth/mth (Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Washington, 16 Jul - US import prices were unchanged month on month in June, after a 0.2% fall in May, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

Lower import fuel prices in June offset higher nonfuel prices, it said.

Expectations were for import prices to rise by 0.2% on a monthly basis.

US export prices fell 0.5% in June following a 0.7% frop the previous month.

Expectations were for a 0.1% fall.

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